HyperDic: hypercapnia

English > 1 sense of the word hypercapnia:
NOUNstatehypercapnia, hypercarbiathe physical condition of having the presence of an abnormally high level of carbon dioxide in the circulating blood
English > hypercapnia: 1 sense > noun 1, state
MeaningThe physical condition of having the presence of an abnormally high level of carbon dioxide in the circulating blood.
Synonymhypercarbia
Part ofasphyxiaA condition in which insufficient or no oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged on a ventilatory basis
Broaderphysical condition, physiological state, physiological conditionThe condition or state of the body or bodily functions
Oppositehypocapnia, acapniaA state in which the level of carbon dioxide in the blood is lower than normal
Spanishhipercapnia
Catalanhipercàpnia

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